Caradoc
Caradoc Vreichvras (/kəˈrædək/[1] or /ˈkærədɒk/;[2] in modern Welsh spelling, Caradog Freichfras, meaning Caradoc Strong (or Stout) Arm) was a semi-legendary ancestor to the kings of Gwent. He lived during the 5th or 6th century. He is remembered in Arthurian legend as a Knight of the Round Table as Carados Briefbras (French 'Caradog Short Arm'). Identification and historicity[edit] Though the name "Caradoc" and its various forms were by no means uncommon during the Middle Ages, it is probable some of the Caradocs referred to in Welsh genealogies and hagiographies such the Life of St. Some archaeologists interpret Caradog Freichfras as a plausible historical figure, also known as Caradoc ap Ynyr, who was the ruler of Gwent around the 6th century, and was based at Caerwent, the earlier Roman town of Venta Silurum. Welsh Triads[edit] French romance[edit] All goes well until the wizard attempts to escape. References[edit] Bibliography[edit]
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Elf
In English literature of the Elizabethan era, "elves" became conflated with the "fairies" of Romance culture, so that the two terms began to be used interchangeably. Romanticist writers were influenced by this (particularly Shakespearean) notion of the "elf," and reimported the word Elf in that context into the German language. A number of ballads in the British Isles and Scandinavia, perhaps stemming from the medieval period, describe human encounters with the elf, elven-king, elf-maid, etc. The same ballad type (cognate ballads) are often disseminated over several countries. Some common motifs, which may also be seen in English, Scottish and Scandinavian folklore, are elves enticing men with their dance, and causing death, either by elf-shot or entirely unexplained. In Scandinavia, the elves are often conflated with the beings called the huldra or huldufólk. Etymology German cognates Onomastics In personal names Kennings Mythology Creation Abode "Sá er einn staðr þar, er kallaðr er Álfheimr.
Primeval Gods of Greek Mythology THEOI.COM
The first born of the immortals, who formed the very fabric of the universe, were known in Greek mythology as the Protogenoi (protos meaning "first," and genos "born"). They were, for the most part, purely elemental beings - Uranus was the literal sky, Gaea the body of the earth, etc. A few of them were ocassionally described or portrayed in anthropomorphic form, however these forms were inevitably inseperable from their native element. For example Gaea or Thalassa might appear as a woman half risen from the earth or sea. AETHER (Aither) The Protogenos of the mists of light which fill the upper zones of air. ANANKE The Protogeonos of inevitability, compulsion and necessity. CHAOS (Khaos) The Protogenos of the lower air. CHRONOS (Khronos) The Protogenos of time was the very first being to emerge at creation self-formed. EREBUS (Erebos) The Protogenos of the mists of darkness. EROS The Protegonos of generation. GAEA (Gaia) The Protogenos of the earth. HYDROS The Protogenos of water.
Celtic polytheism
Celtic polytheism, commonly known as Celtic paganism,[1][2][3] comprises the religious beliefs and practices adhered to by the Iron Age peoples of Western Europe now known as the Celts, roughly between 500 BCE and 500 CE, spanning the La Tène period and the Roman era, and in the case of the Insular Celts the British and Irish Iron Age. Celtic polytheism was one of a larger group of Iron Age polytheistic religions of the Indo-European family. It comprised a large degree of variation both geographically and chronologically, although "behind this variety, broad structural similarities can be detected"[4] allowing there to be "a basic religious homogeneity" amongst the Celtic peoples.[5] The Celtic pantheon consists of numerous recorded theonyms, both from Greco-Roman ethnography and from epigraphy. In the later 5th and the 6th centuries, the Celtic region was Christianized and earlier religious traditions were supplanted. Sources[edit] Three Celtic goddesses, as depicted at Coventina's well.
Giants (Welsh folklore)
In the Mabinogi of Branwen ferch Llyr, Britain is ruled by the giant Bran the Blessed, who has never been able to fit inside any dwelling. In Culhwch and Olwen, giants feature as antagonists throughout. Ysbaddaden, chief of giants, is the father of Olwen, a beautiful maiden sought by Culhwch fab Cilydd, a cousin of King Arthur's. A well-known tale concerns Rhitta (or Rhudda) Gawr, a giant who held court in Snowdonia. Maelor Gawr, the giant of Castell Maelor, was captured in Cyfeilog, about twelve miles from his own castle and was sentenced to death. Maelor's son, Cornippin, who was hunting with his horse and his hound, heard the sound of his father's hand and lamented over his suffering. Cribwr the Giant lived in Castell Cefn Cribwr in Morgannwg. Cribwr take thy combs And cease with currish anger If I get a real chance—surely What they have had, thou shalt have too. Gogfran the Giant is recorded in the Welsh Triads as the father of Gwenhwyfar, Arthur's third wife.
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Los autores de libros para niños y adolescentes lamentan la sobreprotección de los niños y el celo de los editores, que les impide escribir con libertad Dubravka Ugreic contaba en alguna de sus novelas que, en el viejo idioma serbocroata, no se usa «este bebé duerme como un angelito»; se usa «este bebé duerme como si lo hubieran degollado». ¿Aún se dice así? El principio de este cuento está en una entrevista con el escritor peruano Santiago Roncagliolo, hace un año, en la época en la que publicó La noche de los alfileres. En aquella entrevista, Roncagliolo dejó caer una frase: «Ahora, cuando escribo libros para niños, ¡no me dejan poner malos!». ¿Es así? Marinella Terzi, que es autora de libros para niños y que ha sido editora, también está de acuerdo pero con matices. «Éste es un tema que me escandaliza», dice el escritor Jordi Sierra i Fabra. Para qué sirve un malo Ahora, falta por demostrar la segunda parte de la tesis: las lecturas ñoñas crean lectores ñoños.
Brownie (folklore)
Every manor house had its ùruisg, and in the kitchen, close by the fire was a seat, which was left unoccupied for him. One house on the banks of the River Tay was even until the beginning of the twentieth century believed to have been haunted by such a sprite, and one room in the house was for centuries called "Seòmar Bhrùnaidh" (Brownie’s room). In 1703, John Brand wrote in his description of Shetland (which he called "Zetland") that: “Not above forty or fifty years ago, every family had a brownie, or evil spirit, so called, which served them, to which they gave a sacrifice for his service; as when they churned their milk, they took a part thereof, and sprinkled every corner of the house with it, for Brownie’s use; likewise, when they brewed, they had a stone which they called ‘Brownie’s stane’, wherein there was a little hole into which they poured some wort for a sacrifice to Brownie. The Killmoulis was a similar creature which inhabited mills. Cheneque (native Mexican)
